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An economist’s take on Ireland’s electricity future
Muireann Lynch on the surprising strengths, and obvious weaknesses, of our electricity system
 • Progress Ireland
Monthly meetup at Doheny & Nesbitt's
See you on Wednesday 24th June
 • Progress Ireland
How the Kiwis are solving their housing crisis
I am a YIMBY because it works
 • Seán O'Neill McPartlin
If DPER loves Metrolink, it should let it go
Annual cash control is a poor substitute for project governance.
 • Seán Keyes
How to build Europe better
Reforming EU rules for housing, infrastructure, and growth
 • Fergus McCullough
What abundance is not
A new and different way to solve Ireland's problems
 • Sarah Scales
Construction costs are choking European housing
Europe can't afford the high cost of construction
 • Sean O Neill Mcpartlin
Let's not rule out nuclear
A long-term investment with an uncertain and potentially large payoff.
 • Progress Ireland
What I asked the Progress Ireland team in my first week
An outsider's perspective on Progress
 • Sarah Scales
When is public spending worth it?
Understanding the shadow cost of public funds
 • Sam Enright
Monthly meetup at Doheny & Nesbitts
See you on Wednesday 29th April
 • Progress Ireland
My opening statement to the Oireachtas
What I'll tell the Joint Committee on Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business later today.
 • Seán Keyes
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International policy ideas for Ireland.
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